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Susan Pankow Obituary
Born: February 7, 1967
Died: March 11, 2025
Susan Gail Pankow, age 58, passed away peacefully after an intense battle with cancer on March 11, 2025, at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, surrounded by family.
She was born on February 7th, 1967, in Brown Deer, Wisconsin to Allan and Patsy (Barnard) Winstrom. She married the love of her life, Jeffery R. Pankow.
She received a Bachelor's in Broadcast Engineering from Milwaukee Area Technical College. Though she eventually left the television industry, she maintained a love of technology in her career path, and finished her professional career at Docebo Inc.
Sue is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Jeffrey Pankow, and her two children, David (Sarah) Pankow and Lian Pankow; mother, Patsy Slezak; brother, Todd Winstrom; sister, Karen (Tim) Schoen; and a plethora of family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her father, Allan Winstrom; sister, Carla Winstrom Nordness; and stepfathers, Rudy Slezak and Frank Nilson.
Sue was the kindest individual one could hope to meet, always leading with understanding and doing her best to help anyone who needed it. She was passionate about musicals, her Swedish heritage, and traveling. Her loss will be felt acutely by all who knew and loved her.
A memorial gathering for Sue will be held from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 North Seminary Ave., Woodstock IL, 60098. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at St Barnabas Lutheran Church, 8901 Cary-Algonquin Rd, Cary, Illinois 60093.
For information contact the Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Woodstock, at 815-338-1710 or visit www.slmcfh.com.
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Katie McD
April 2, 2025
Sue and I met at Docebo. She was so down to earth and funny. We immediately liked each other and stayed in touch after I left the company. I will miss her wit, her playfulness, her sarcasm, and her courageousness. She made work fun. I wish I had been able to spend more time with her in person. I´ll miss you, Sue.
Brian White
March 26, 2025
Hello Jeff, my condolences go out to you, David, Lian and the whole Pankow family. I was so shocked and saddened to hear the news about Sue. Such a kind, joyful and wonderful person. Her smile and laugh lit up the room of many family parties. My thoughts have been with you all during these very difficult times.
Laurie Crain
March 17, 2025
I will always remember Sue´s laughter and love of life. She was a friend always, and willing to help whenever anybody needed it. My love and prayers to her whole family!
Carol E. Cerny
March 17, 2025
With deepest sympathy from Sue's friends at Prairiewood Elementary School, District 200, Woodstock, IL.
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